The Body, the Blood, the Machine
2006 studio album by The Thermals
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The Body, the Blood, the Machine is the third studio album by American indie rock band The Thermals. The album was released on August 22, 2006, on Sub Pop Records, and was produced by Fugazi's Brendan Canty. According to the band's official website, "the album tells the story of a young couple who must flee a United States governed by fascist faux-Christians."[1]
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| Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival | |||
| Length | 35:47 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Brendan Canty | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A[4] |
| The Boston Phoenix | [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | [6] |
| MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A−[7] |
| NME | 8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[10] |
| Spin | [11] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[12] |
The music review online magazine Pitchfork placed The Body, the Blood, the Machine at number 186 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[13]
Track listing
All songs written and arranged by Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Here's Your Future" | 2:28 |
| 2. | "I Might Need You to Kill" | 2:27 |
| 3. | "An Ear for Baby" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "A Pillar of Salt" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Returning to the Fold" | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Test Pattern" | 3:27 |
| 7. | "St. Rosa and the Swallows" | 3:34 |
| 8. | "Back to the Sea" | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Power Doesn't Run on Nothing" | 5:14 |
| 10. | "I Hold the Sound" | 4:38 |
Credits
- Produced by Brendan Canty
- Recorded at Supernatural Sound, Oregon City, Oregon
- Assisted by Pete Tewes
- Mixed by Frank Marchand III at Waterford Digital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Mastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering, Phoenix, Arizona
- Design by The Thermals with help from Dusty Summers
- Jesus painting by Jon Daly
